Grammy Hall of Fame to enshrine 27 iconic recordings

Nov. 21, 2012
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8. Paul McCartney, 2005: The setlist was strange ("Drive My Car," "Get Back" and "Live and Let Die" were featured -- what "Band of the Run" was busy?) but it's freaking Paul McCartney. He could have played "Chopsticks" and it'd still have made the top 10. / Roberto Schmidt, AFP

by Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY

by Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY

The Recording Academy will mark the 40th anniversary of the Grammy Hall of Fame next year, and on Wednesday, it announced 27 recordings that will be added to the collection at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

To be eligible, the recordings had to be at least 25 years old and be determined to "exhibit qualitative or historical significance" by a committee of professionals. The additions, which cover genres from rock to jazz to musical theater, bring the list to 933 entries. The inductees are:

â?¢ Act Naturally, Buck Owens (country single, 1963)

â?¢ Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (R&B single, 1946)